Two close trump allies, jim jordan and Steve Scalise announced theyre running for Speaker Of The House. Where this race could go as the house remains at a standstill. Ill talk to one of the eight republicans who voted Kevin Mccarthy out. What does he think about the accusations they were trying to burn down the building with no plan. Congressman ken buck is here. And a motion to vacate of a completely different kind. Nancy pelosi evicted from her private office during the turmoil on the hill. Ill get reaction from democratic Congressman Jason Crow. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments. We begin with nbcs Garrett Haake who is on the hill for us. Now we know jim jordan, Steve Scalise both officially running. How is this race shaping up and what are you hearing on the hill . Reporter well, chris, we start with these two candidates, but i dont know that well end with just these two. These are perhaps the most well known members of the republican conference l
Everybody. Breaking out this hour you have 75,000 Healthcare Workers going on strike. Seems the thing to do in america today. It is happening at dozens of hospitals across five states that include virginia, california. Among those on strike are the nurses and technicians they say they are understaffed and underpaid. More on this story as we get it right now. A live look in los angeles. Meanwhile you have a country in crisis at least in washington, d. C. , anyway. In a fight in Congress Puts us at a stand still. A group of house republicans, small group, siding with democrats to rip the gavel out of Kevin Mccarthys hands. He is no longer speaker. The country plunged into uncharted territory and puts the issues Americans Care about the most on hold. Good morning. Dana is off today. Im bill hemmer and this is martha maccallum. Martha were in uncharted territory to be sure. We didnt get on the air yesterday. I was watching this untold. I havent seen a debate like that in a long time. Well
House speaker Kevin Mccarthy fighting to stay in power. Florida republican congressman matt gaetz pushing to oust him after less than a year in charge. Hello, im john roberts, welcome to you on this historic tuesday. A lot going on behind us. Im Aishah Hasnie in for sandra smith. Matt gaetz filed the motion to vacate the chair, could force a new vote as early as 1 30 today for House Speaker if mccarthys allies are not able to save him. John the florida congressman says the recent spending battle and ongoing aid to ukraine says he is not representing republican interest in the house. And if he can convince enough gop members for the motion, he will be forced to rely on democrats. Aishah juan and chris are standing by, but first, off to capitol hill where senior Congressional Correspondent chad pergram is live with the latest. So, what are you hearing, where are the democrats at right now . Good afternoon, aishah. When asked if he would still be speaking, Kevin Mccarthy said yes but conc
According to our reporters, the former president s lawyers at times seemed to be arguing for an audience of one, and it wasnt the judge saying maralago was worth at least A Billion Dollars, and so was doral. That real estate valuations are subjective coming down to whatever a person is willing to pay. That there was no harm. The banks made money, and quote, there was no intent to defraud, period, the end. What was curious is that trumps lawyers were making some of the same arguments the judge has repeatedly thrown out, and they were doing it confrontationally. Were going to ask our experts why, since this was a bench trial. And Michael Cohen, Donald Trumps old fixer really is the quote, lynch pin of this case, as the defense argues, and whether his sworn testimony that the valuations of Donald Trumps properties were based on trumps desire to be be quote, higher on the forbes list are credible, and more importantly legally relevant. Now that Court Appears to be back in session after the
Howard weve all seen this movie before way too many times, its washington Melodrama Beloved by the media, suspenseful story, a ticking clock. Its a selfinflicted crises with a Government Shutdown hanging in the balance, and journalists start issuing dire warnings of all the people whod be hurt if the feds cant pay their bills. Talk about a waste of time, an endless parade of dysfunction. Its real americans who will be paying the price while the elect representatives who are suppose to be working for you, they arent doing that. A Government Shutdown that will leave roughly 7 million women and children without s. M. A. P. Benefits which means they could go hungry. Active duty Military Members will go without pay. Howard the warnings come true and the focus shifts to how long the politicians will keep squabbling before coming to their senses, or theres a last minute if deal. Thats what happened last night. And usually that means a stopgap funding measure, in this case about six weeks, tha